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Monthly Archives: November 2017

I saw a video somewhere on Facebook (amidst the plethora of foodie videos) and decided to try cooking Chicken Francaise. RECIPE HERE!

First of all, this took me an hour to make. It took longer than it should have because I’m cooking in a kitchenette in South Korea and I only have 1-eye on the stove and about a foot of counter space. I did martial arts techniques to beat the chicken breasts with my hands because I didn’t have enough space to beat them with a pan…… I’m frustrated with my tiny kitchen! ……I digress.

ABOUT THE CHICKEN! I really like how simple this recipe is and the chicken tastes good! 🙂 It combines many of my favorite flavors (e.g. lemon, white wine, Italian cheese). It will definitely be a recipe staple of mine. I recommend giving this recipe a try. If you have more counter space than I do, it shouldn’t take as long to cook.

For those that follow me here on the blog, you can now follow me on Instagram!

I’ve decided to post only the food I cook on my Instagram and leave the foodie travel adventures to the blog. I can express more about travel adventures on the blog with links and sources than I can on Instagram.

I am happy to have found a local cupcake shop in my city that comes close to USA style cupcakes. It’s not exact, it’s just the closest I’ve had here in Daejeon, South Korea. At Ari’s Cupcakes I always get the Lemon Tree cupcake. It’s my favorite there. I love lemon flavored things. The other cupcakes are good too. The Cookies and cream is my second favorite topped with an Oreo cookie.

Lemon Tree Cupcake

The cupcakes cost between ₩3,500-5,000. They aren’t always open during their opening hours. Don’t worry, it’s like this with most places in South Korea to close without notice. Typically, I go between the hours of 4pm-7pm Monday-Saturday and they’ve been open. Sundays closed.

Cookies and Cream Cupcake

Ari’s Cupcakes is located diagonally across the street from NC Department Store on the southwest corner. Jungang-no station exit 5, walk straight for about 50 feet and you should see it on your left.

This is my last time in Seoul before I move to Germany. I wanted to try as many things as I could. Unfortunately, a lot of shops were closed due to Korean Thanksgiving Chuseok (추석). But here are some places that were open. Mainly foreigner owned.

Mr. Kebab in Itaewon.

I really enjoy Turkish food. Even though this place is a fast food chain, it’s still good. I bought the falafel wrap and baklava. This was my first time having baklava and I am now a baklava fan!

McCoy’s

I had heard about McCoy’s from A Fat Girl’s Food Guide blog. The food she ate looked so good that I wanted to try it myself when I went back to Itaewon (Noksapyeong Station). The menu constantly changes so I couldn’t indulge in what she ate. I was on a foodie budget so I ordered the cheapest meal on the menu: Chicken and a sangria. I enjoyed the chicken but the Garlic Herb and Honey mustard sauce I had with it didn’t complement the other flavors on the plate. I should’ve tried a different sauce. This is a good date spot. Dim lights, nice music and decent food. I’d come back with a date if I had one. 🙂

Billy Angel Cake

I was just walking around and saw Billy Angel Cake near Hongdae at Hapjeong. There was an advertisement of Carrot Cake. This is a chain restaurant. At first I wanted some good carrot cake. But when I walked in, there were so many cakes to choose from, I changed my mind. Each slice of cake is roughly ₩7,000. I wanted to try something new. I had an Earl Grey cake at an airport once and I loved how delicious the tea tastes in a cake (tea lover!). So I tried the Black Chiffon Tea Cake and the Carrot Cake here at Billy’s. It was very pleasant. Not to sweet, not to bland. I enjoyed it. I will try making cakes with tea in the future.

Black Chiffon Tea Cake

Carrot Cake

Milky Bee and Gelato

So this place is pretty popular. I didn’t know why so I went there in Myeongdong. Their most popular ice cream is the honey comb. I sampled a taste of the honey comb from a fellow traveler but it was too pure and planty for me. It was very strong and overpowering. I bought myself the granola. This was much better. The creamy texture of the ice cream and granola paired well.